Tag Archives: Glendale
Los Angeles streetcar at Bliss, a station located north of Glendale, 1909
This photo of a Los Angeles-bound streetcar was taken in 1909. There are several remarkable things about it. The woman and the long white dress and huge hat—can you imagine taking public transportation in LA heat in that get-up? Also, … Continue reading
Art Deco decoration on the Glendale Airport, north of Los Angeles.
This stunning piece of Art Deco stunning-breathtaking-ness was on the original Los Angeles airport in Glendale before LAX was developed in the late 1920s (originally called Mines Field.) What a shame we no longer build airports that feature decoration like … Continue reading
Douglas DC-3 aircraft parked at the Glendale Airport, circa 1940s
Before the city of Los Angeles developed LAX, it’s next best thing was the Glendale airport (aka Glendale Municipal Airport, then later Grand Central Air Terminal) on the valley side of the Hollywood hills. This photo shows a Douglas DC-3 … Continue reading
Hotel Glendale, in Glendale, California, around 1895.
Hotel Glendale, around 1895. This grand Victorian hotel was built during Glendale’s first boom in the late 1880s at a cost of $60,000. Unfortunately, it didn’t even open because the boom busted too fast. So it became a school and, … Continue reading
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Night shot of the Alex Theater in Glendale, California
Don’t you just love a theater that isn’t afraid to tell the world “I’M HERE!”…? I don’t know how tall that shaft is but you can bet that nobody in Glendale got lost getting to the Alex Theater.
Alex Theater in Glendale, California, in 1942
It’d be hard to miss the Alex Theater in Glendale, California – not with that enormous spire showing you the way. The theater opened in 1927 but this photo was taken in 1942 when the Roz Russell/Fred MacMurray romcom, “Take … Continue reading
Thomas B. Slate’s airship company at Grand Central Air Terminal, Glendale, California
1920s aviation belonged to the dirigibles. In 1929, William Randolph Hearst sponsored the round-world voyage of the Graf Zeppelin which was eagerly followed as it crossed the globe. In 1925, intrepid entrepreneur named Thomas B. Slate started an airship company … Continue reading